Butte semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1886-1890, 1887-11-09
THE cOEUR vALHhEs.
Full Account Of Some of the Rich Mines
Developed in that ReSion..1ts In
mense Mineral Resources.

The Tiger, the Poorman and the Sierra
Nevada..Their Development and
the Wealth Already in
Sight.
BUTTE, November 4. Especial CORE
spondencs of the Miner. ]-In my letter
to you from Wardner on the Gath ult., in
which gave some description OF the IA.
nous Poorman mine, I promised In the
near future to furnish you with some ac-
count of the celebrated Tiger mine. The
Tiger is located west OF and adjoining the
Poorman, and across the creek from the
latter property. The mine was discovered
in May, 1885, by John Curton and Frank
Seymour, and was bonded to 8. S. Glidden
in October of the same year. The mine
was aiterward purchased by Mr.. G'idden
for $35, 900. Since purchasing the prop
erty the owner has confined himself exclu-
sively to development work, and the result
is that the Tiger is certainly the most ex.
tensive)y developed mine in the C@ur
d'Alenes. A in the case OF its neighbor.
the Poorman, nature has done great deal
for the Tiger property. The ledge is traced
in q continuous manner from the bottom
OF the mountain to the top. distance OF
At LEAST $50 FEET.
The wallis are regular and well defined,
the ore is easily mined and worked, and in
carrying in his four tunnels Mr.. Glidden
has accumulated on the dump at least
&. 600 tons of ore that will average 35
ounces in silver and so per cent lead.
While the Tiger ore is not as rich 40 that
OF the Poorman, the ledge is q little wider.
Work was first commenced by carrying in
q tunnel about forty feet from tho bottom
OF the mountain. This tunnel is now In
465 feet and the ledge will average about
az feet in width, From the back OF this
tunnel about seventy.fi five feet in, g. raise
has boen carried up distance OF seventy
Eve feet in q body OF fine ore. while
q wiuze has been sunk to depth OF 1OO
feet, or about sixty feet below the bed OF
the creek, This winze was sunk close to
the Poorman western hill and demon.
strates the fact that the latter company's
ore runs several hundred feet farther west
than they had any idea OF when they
bought the property. In this winzs II a
ledge seven and one-half feet wide. all
RICH IN GALENA ORE.
Ono hunered feet up from Tunnel No 1
another tunnel has been carried in 375
feet, tho ledge averaging about 3h feet in
width, This tunnel has been connected
with tho lower tunnel with very roomy
vinxe. Another hundred feet up, Tunnel
No. is carried in 36O feet and 6 feet OF
fine galena and carbonate ore found all
that distance. A winze has also been
sunk from the bottom OF this level aud
connection made with Tunnel No. z. One
hundred feet up the mountain and the
last tunnel il encountered. No. 4. Ihls
| has been carried in 375 ieut and SA feet OF
good carbonate ore found all that distance.
From the foregoing it can be readily seen
that there are at least rs. 900 tons OF ore
in sight in the Tiger mine ready for the
pick, and this above the bed OF the
/ LOVELY LITTLE CREEK
that flows silently along about 4Oleetirom
the mouth OF Tunnel No. l. Then take
into consideration the fact OF the large
ond rich ledge already opened up below the
water level and it requires no stretch ol
the Imagination to see that the Tiger is one
OF the best stdeveloped mines ever discovered
Certainly the best in the Ceur d Aienes.
large new concentration il in course OF erec'
| tion that will be ready for action in lew
week.. This will cost Mr.. Glidden about
S35 600. He also expended $4,000 re:
Gently on u wagon road and is now engaged
in building q railroad from Burke to Wal
lace that will be completed in about sixty
days and that will cost $1,000 This
viii be q great boou to the people OF Burke
and in fact to all the people OF the South
Fork. The Tiger property is ably managed
by F. R. CulbertsoD, Mr.. Gliddens eon'ln
law. Mr.. Culbertson informs mo that NJ
will have at least one hundred men EN-
ployed in the mine and concentration.
THE BELL GROUP
y, mines have also been bonded by Mr.
Gliddep and his son-in-law, Mr.. Culbertson
in the sum OF $4,000. The Bell grouI
are located about three miles below Burke
and are owned by Messrs. King Krauss
Springer O nd Mccarthy. The mines are de
veloped by a tunnel that is carried in III
, feet. and that shows nine feet OF Galent
I that assavs 70 per cent. lead and 81
onnces in silver. Work is being activel,
pushed in this tunnel, and the property i
certainly valuable one. The bond 10 u
run until July 1, 1858.
THE PoORMAN.
suueriutendent Patrick Clark arrived il
Butte on Saturday, and is very enthus
; astic over the condition OF the Poorma
mine. The ore body in tunnel No. 2 ha
!. w;deued out considerably. and is pitch'n
= west. down to the other level. Ii may no
he out of place here to give brief histor
n this remarkable property. 1t was fire
llocated in May 1885; by Messrs. eco'
Mcdonald and G. P. Gates, but who abal
; doned the property shortly aiterward
|, In October Of the same year }. N. burk
}. v. Delande and others relocated the m!n
!. and when its worth became apparen
Messrs Mcdonald s. Co. and Burke ct q
. engaged in q law sult loI ';
q possession Of the mine that resuiteo
g Messrs. Patrick Clark & Co. purchasing II
8 claims of the two parties, paying ~
for the property. The recent discovery,
the bottom of the winze OF the Tiger, tn.
nroves the Poorman ore to extend over
p the Tiger boundary line, makes the FOO
, man the richest silver-lead mine in u
- world. Mr.. Clark is adding to his workl1
i force right along, and when railroad COZ
g. munication is had between Burke ana q
], outside world, the Poorman will cammen
J. paving dividends tnat Will be continued !,
| manY years To CONes u0 o"ASA0
Poorman may we'll feel enthusiastic ov
their acquisition OF this valuable propert
and tbe prospects they have OF all beco1
Is ing rich men.
II, The town OF Burke is named after Jol
- NJ. Burke, one ofthe locators and prese
,e owners of the Poorman mine. Theto~n D
u. probably $50 inhabitants. boasts OF sew
al saloons lodging houses, two livery al al
feed stables. restaurants and several o!
q. business houses. It is a typical MIMI
camp and is located right close to the "
ar big mines, with high mountains on ca
m side. and has nice large stream OF cle
ID water running through its center. The b'
mess men are jubilant over tho iuture
u their town and have great and abidl
C. faith in the mineral resources OF the q
,e trict. There are several other vaiuas
DO mines located in and near Burke, but
these will speak in some future letter.
will not close this letter without reierrl
briefly to another rich mine located In
rg Ceur d. Aiene district, namely:
be The SIERRA NEVADA NINE.
~ It is situated on Deadwood Gulch abo
40 ae one mile west of the Bunker Hill and y
1;var mines. and 10 evidently on tho gre